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US 9,311,792 B2Granted
Wearable electronic device
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsMatti Kosonen, Sami Myyrylainen
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Abstract
An apparatus including an elongated apparatus structure configured to fit around a body part of a user and an actuator configured to change shape of the elongated apparatus structure. The actuator is configured to change tightness of the elongated apparatus structure around the body part of the user based on an action the apparatus is performing.
Claims17
An apparatus comprising:
- an elongated apparatus structure configured to fit around a body part of a user;
- an actuator configured to change shape of the elongated apparatus structure;
- and
- at least one sensor,
- wherein the actuator is configured to automatically tighten the elongated apparatus structure around the body part of the user in response to initiating collection of data by the sensor and automatically loosen the elongated apparatus structure around the body part of the user in response to ending the collection of data by the sensor.
2 more elements
A method comprising:
- controlling an apparatus comprising a sensor, an elongated apparatus structure configured to fit around a body part of a user and an actuator configured to change shape of the elongated apparatus structure;
- and
- controlling the actuator to automatically tighten the elongated apparatus structure around the body part of the user in response to initiating collection of data by the sensor and automatically loosen the elongated apparatus structure around the body part of the user in response to ending the collection of data by the sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.